1. Life is often like a game of cards—you can’t help the hand you’re dealt, but you can help the way you play it. It’s easy for us to do something without careful thinking, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done.
There was once a
who repeated a bit rumor(谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community
the story. The person it concerned was deeply
and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for
the rumor learned that it was completely
. She was very sorry and went to a
old man to find out what she could do to
the damage.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and
a chicken, and have it
. Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them
along the road.”
surprised by this advice, the woman did
she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those
you dropped yesterday and
them back to me.”
The woman
the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind
all the feathers away. After searching for
, she returned with only three in her hand. “You see,” said the old man, “It’s easy to drop them,
it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor.
doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but
you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”
【小题1】 | A.boy | B.man | C.woman | D.chicken |
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【小题2】 | A.knew | B.found | C.realized | D.recognized |
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【小题3】 | A.wounded | B.hurt | C.injured | D.attacked |
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【小题4】 | A.collecting | B.sparing | C.spreading | D.sharing |
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【小题5】 | A.polite | B.untrue | C.suitable | D.illegal |
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【小题6】 | A.wise | B.famous | C.stupid | D.noble |
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【小题7】 | A.do | B.ruin | C.cause | D.repair |
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【小题8】 | A.provide | B.charge | C.bargain | D.buy |
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【小题9】 | A.bought | B.dropped | C.killed | D.flown |
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【小题10】 | A.one by one | B.all in all | C.day by day | D.step by step |
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【小题11】 | A.As | B.Although | C.Despite | D.Instead |
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【小题12】 | A.that | B.it | C.what | D.which |
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【小题13】 | A.feathers | B.words | C.action | D.rumors |
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【小题14】 | A.bring | B.keep | C.hold | D.break |
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【小题15】 | A.copied | B.followed | C.had | D.instructed |
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【小题16】 | A.blew | B.should blow | C.had blown | D.blown |
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【小题17】 | A.days | B.times | C.hours | D.periods |
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【小题20】 | A.unless | B.once | C.until | D.whether |
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